Photos: NorCal ‘High Times’ Medical Cannabis Cup 2015 fully baked

Northern California’s biggest, boldest cannabis fair drew thousands to the outskirts of San Francisco for two days of dank, dabs, and extremely relaxed discussion over the weekend.

The High Times Cannabis Cup is no longer just a once-a-year party in Amsterdam. It’s a regional U.S. competition that runs all year-long. This year, High Times moved its Northern California event back down to San Francisco from Sonoma County and took over the Chernobyl-esque, concrete, Cow Palace just across the city border in Daly City.

Four hundred and twenty exhibitors manned the medication area — which drew a diverse array of cannabis aficionados, with an emphasis on the young, urban, High Times magazine subscriber base. For them the plant is medicinal, but it’s also a lifestyle.

Rappers like Curren$y, Paul Wall and Berner were spotted at the event, along with an A-list of cannabis culture figures, including Harborside Health Center’s Stephen DeAngelo, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award from High Times.

The cup is at its core a contest and Sunday night, organizers handed out trophies for the best flowers, hash, topicals and other categories. Here’s some pictures from the event and the winners are below.